Some people should not own boats!

[BHOFM]

Or Kids. Or Dogs maybe??

Went to the lake this morning, lots of wind, had a ball.
Took a couple of waves over the bow. Got the rail under
a couple of times as well.

Maybe a half gallon in the boat tops. The limbers work.

Now the part about the boat, kids and dogs..

While I was at the ramp a gentleman and his wife and
two kids, plus small white dog launched a power boat.
The gentleman directed his wife down the ramp, she did
fine, he climbed in the boat, unhooked it from the trailer,
and moved it to the public dock.
His wife and kids, with life jackets on, they were, little
girl maybe three, four, young man, maybe six, seven.
Wife, blond, cute, very fit, joined him in the boat and
they motored away into the sunset with the dog acting
as a figure head for the boat, barking orders at the
other boaters.










As they powered up and took off once out of the no
wake area, I wonder how long it was before they
remembered the truck was still on the ramp, trailer
in the water and motor running????

I know it was there over four hours!! I told a ranger
when I left.

Oh well, it will be easy to load when they get back,
if it is still there???

[masalai]

I am surprised someone did not claim it as abandoned?

[jtd]

well theres alot of idiots out there, was there another ramp?

know that I thought about it a second, you could of had some fun to teach them a lesson "not destroying anything"

1. you could have pulled it up, parked it left a note explaining what they did & that you moved it, ending with "so I have your keys didnt want you truck stolen call me to get them back" But dont sign it.

2. moved it & park it in a tow away zone!

I'll stop there
jason

[BHOFM]

I thought about just locking the doors, leaving it running
right where it was.

They way people are any more, I wouldn't touch it period.

The ramp is very wide, six or eight can launch at the
same time. And on a Tuesday, it ain't very busy.

This was sometime ago, not the same truck. Just to
show you how big the ramp area is.

[Jeff]

Shouldn't the title be "some people should not own trucks?"

[BHOFM]

Years ago, early 70's boat ramps in this area had valet
parking. You just drove up, got a number and went to
the dock. The boat was brought to you and your car, truck
was parked in the lot. When you got back you just pulled
up to the dock, got out of your boat and went to the parking
area and there was your car, truck with the boat on the trailer,
tired down and ready to go.

Cost one dollar. We usually tipped the guy fifty cents or so.

In six or seven years of this, I never had a problem, scratched boat, car, truck, any thing missing or ever
touched.

At a couple of the docks, if you got fuel, the parking, launch
fee was waived. The fuel was higher at the dock than in
town, I think it was $.45 at the dock and $.30 at the stations
in town.

[Fanie]

I didn't know moderators can post too , but Jeff has a point. The truck owners here experience some muscle distrophy, the bigger the truck the wider the arms swings away from the body. Personally I think the number on the truck is not the engine size, rather the driver IQ, like 3.0 You can see it in the way they drive too.

[BHOFM]

Originally Posted by Fanie

I didn't know moderators can post too , but Jeff has a point. The truck owners here experience some muscle distrophy, the bigger the truck the wider the arms swings away from the body. Personally I think the number on the truck is not the engine size, rather the driver IQ, like 3.0 You can see it in the way they drive too.

Just info: The truck was a red Ford, four door, 4X, diesel,
with the little short bed, Hugh wheels and tires. Looked
brand new.
And the right rear door was also left open.

[uncleralph]

This is one of my favorite boat launch pictures.

[Frosty]

Its a trick picture its been reversed. If you reverse it then the car would be the other way round.

[jtd]

Boy I really would like to here the excuse on how this happened.............

Be patient finally the boat will get afloat! Even this way.

[marshmat]

True, apex1, but what'll it cost to get the shattered pieces of the high-mount brake lamp out of the outboard's water pump?

BHOFM, I am insanely jealous of your ramp.... tried to launch at the one near my apartment a few weeks ago, the darn thing's heaved in the frost and filled in with sediment- I had the front wheels touching the water and the bunks weren't even wet yet. Gave up on that pretty quickly....

[masalai]

marsh, the boat goes first (in reverse) not as above - at least your words did not contradict my impression

[BHOFM]

BHOFM, I am insanely jealous of your ramp.... tried to launch at the one near my apartment a few weeks ago, the darn thing's heaved in the frost and filled in with sediment- I had the front wheels touching the water and the bunks weren't even wet yet. Gave up on that pretty quickly....
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This is an Army corp of engineers lake. The ramps are
paved way down it to the lake.
It is not free. It costs $30, $15 if you are old , per year
to use these. There are free ramps as well, they are paved
and kept nice, but have no docks and no security.



Well, It did not have a happy ending.
I asked the ranger if I should have moved the truck.
He said absolutely not. Do not touch someone's
property without their knowledge. This is federal property
and it can be serious.

They had the truck towed. It had no tag on the trailer.
The "gentleman" called to report his truck and trailer
stolen when he got back to the ramp. They called him
back and told him where his truck and trailer was. But
he could not get it back till the next day. And he would
need a release from the sheriffs office to get it out.
He got out of line with the girl at the sheriffs office and
got a ticket for blocking the ramp and not having a tag
for the trailer. And had to pay for all the towing and
stuff and for keeping his boat in a slip overnight.

He was from out of state BTW. I won't say where, we
might have some members from Missouri.

There are nice people, I know. I just don't know which
ones they are, maybe we need to wear a sign??

Also, today the sheriffs boat stalled on the lake, battery
was total dead, no radios. They called for help, but
it was going to be a bit, so I found someone to tow
them in, my boat couldn't handle it! We got them back
to the marina.

Beautiful day on the lake as well, nice winds, not too
hot.